Gambia’s Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Ismaila Ceesay, has clarified that not all assets seized from former President Yahya Jammeh had been sold off. He emphasised that some of the properties had been retained for public use, and others returned to local communities. Dr Ceesay made this disclosure during Coffee Time interview with…
African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasizing that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and underestimate their true wealth. They spoke on Thursday at an event hosted by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank Group at the African Union…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions in Banjul from April 2 to April 16, 2025. A staff-level agreement was reached on the third review of the program supported under the 36-month ECF arrangement approved in January 2024 for a total access of SDR 74.64 million (about US$100.9 million)….
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Customs Union and Taxation, has organised a four-day workshop to enhance the capacity of Member States in implementing regional tax expenditure reforms. The workshop, held from 24 to 27 March 2025, in collaboration with the World Bank, brought together representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Tax Administrations…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched its tourism capacity-building program in The Gambia, aimed at strengthening tourism as a driver of economic growth and regional integration. The initiative, which brings together tourism stakeholders from all 12 ECOWAS Member States, focuses on improving tourism standards, attracting investment, and fostering cross-border cooperation. It…
Ngoneh Panneh, the senior ITC coordinator at the International Trade Centre (ITC), has said empowering women through trade is not charity, it is smart economics. Madam Panneh was speaking during the launching of the private sector coalition for gender equality campaign and the guidelines on public procurement for women-led businesses in The Gambia. The ceremony…
The Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, Baboucarr O. Joof, has reiterated that women-led businesses are powerful drivers of economic growth and sustainable development. The Trade Minister was speaking during the launching of the private sector coalition to advance gender equality and the public procurement guide to support MSMEs, held Tuesday at the International…
In a bid to enhance regional rice production and food security in West Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission recently signed a $12 million grant agreement to implement the Rice Resilient Value Chains Development Project (REWARD) in the regional bloc. The signing ceremony was held…
Official Response to the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia Regarding the Banjul Port Concession Agreement The United Democratic Party acknowledges the press release issued by the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure on March 5, 2025, concerning the concession agreement with Albayrak Group. While we appreciate the Ministry’s efforts to clarify…
Gambia Revenue Authority’s Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe has underscored the graveness of the illegal flow of finances across borders and shores of Africa to other nations around the world. The national revenue generation kingpin hammered home the fact that illicit financial flows remain a grave threat, draining billions of money annually from Africa through tax…
